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Garan, Elaine M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2001
Author makes a point-by-point rebuttal to Ehri and Stahl's criticism of her critical analysis of the National Reading Panel report on the effectiveness of phonics instruction in helping children to read. (PKP)
Descriptors: Criticism, Elementary Secondary Education, Phonics, Reading Instruction
Garan, Elaine M. – 2002
Teachers today are in a stranglehold as a glut of mandates and standards restrict their ability to make decisions in their own classrooms. In many schools, scripted, regimented commercial programs further erode their power to view their students as individuals with unique talents and needs. Even the words they use "to teach" are no…
Descriptors: Government Role, Phonics, Primary Education, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedGaran, Elaine M. – Language Arts, 2001
Analyzes research in the phonics section of the Report of the National Reading Panel to examine what the data, as opposed to the Panel's interpretation and reporting of the data, say about the role of phonics in reading instruction. Suggests the methodology of the Report is flawed, and results reported in the Summary are not supported by the…
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Literature Reviews, Phonics, Primary Education
